Jeff Carter, quiet for most of the night, showed some hustle and beat Martin Brodeur to the stick side, 14 minutes into overtime.
Los Angeleses of the final in OT, which has won both gam is 10-0 on the road in the playoffs.
The Kings charter home after the game with an early stranglehold on the series.
And L’Antichambre says Patrick Roy is out of the picture for the Canadiens head coaching job.
They say Michel Therrien or Marc Crawford.
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too much too soon….
We’ve talked a bit about stop gaps on the defence until Tinordi, Beaulieu, Ellis etc are ready.
What about a 1 or 2 year deal for 36 year old Bryce Salvador, soon to be UFA
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Sounds good, sign him up. Heck, I’d be fine with Hal Gill re-upping if it meant the kids get to play together in the AHL without being brought up and expected to be the saviours next season.
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Larry Robinson for Head Coach of the Montreal Canadiens. Larry doesn’t speak French, but he is a patron saint in Montreal and it would work out just fine.
Now if you could just convince him that he would like to be a head coach again, since he stepped down from this position as he did not enjoy the stress levels that came with it. I am good with him being HC, just not sure he is good with being an HC.
If anyone could convince him, I would think it would be Marc Bergevin.
Rad, his relationship with Lou L of the Devils has been described as extremely close. If Loud couldn’t convince Larry I suppose no one could.
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I remember his saying that when he resigned from NJ, but wasn’t it like 8 years ago. It doesn’t mean he doesn’t want to do it now.
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FYI, Larry speaks decent French.
In that case, Larry is the clear # 1 candidate IMO.
Actually Rad, Larry is one of the English-speaking Canadiens of the seventies who made the effort to learn enough French to converse with the kid behind the counter at the dépanneur when he’s picking up a loaf of bread, and enough to be interviewed between periods by Lionel Duval on La Soirée du Hockey. He, along with Steve Shutt, Bob Gainey and Ken Dryden were my heroes for being able to explain how even though the Leafs were six goals down they still needed to work hard in the third period.
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He speaks some French.
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Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.
I don’t really believe Columbus drafts Galchenyuk, they have been burnt badly by Zherdev and Filatov. While I recognize the Galchenyuk scenario is different (born in the U.S.) the hockey fans in Columbus will probably view him as just another Russian.
I suspect they go Forsberg or Murray. What we have to be concerned about is that they may trade down to a Toronto per se in order to accomplish this.
I would like to think now that we have a GM who no longer believes all trades must occur with Calgary and Nashville only that perhaps this conversation is taking place between them.
Edmonton and Columbus are both in need of a blue chip defenseman. And funny enough, Edmonton’s head scout said today that Galchenyuk isn’t among their five considerations for the top overall pick. He cited Yakupov, Murray, Reinhart, Forsberg and Grigorenko.
The talk of trading up one or two spots in this draft is silly. It would be a terrible decision to trade the #3 overall pick in any way to move up. Trading a package to acquire the second or first overall that doesn’t include the #3 overall? Yeah, awesome, depending on the return. Yakupov, Galchenyuk and Grigorenko. Take your chances with the highest player among those three on your board when you’re on the clock.
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Columbus was burnt badly by Gilbert Brule, Alex Picard, and Pascal Leclaire…. I think they will avoid drafting Canadians
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If Edmonton or Columbus use one of their selections on Galchenyuk it isn’t the end of the World folks.
No need to go sending other draft picks or prospects to one of those teams to move up a tiny bit in an effort to get “your guy”.
Let the draft come to you. If Yakupov and Galchenyuk go in front of the Habs, you still have Grigorenko and Forsberg sitting there. And if you don’t like what’s left on the board with a #3 pick, trade out of it. I’m sure that there will be a great number of teams willing to part with a lot to get the highest rated defenseman in the draft.
You could potentially flip that #3 overall pick into a big package.
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The only trade I would contemplate would be #3 to Edmonton for #1, potentially dealing one of our younger depth defencemen (Diaz or Weber?) to the Oilers for the pick that I think they would very much like to divest themself of while still hoping to land Murray.
I think Yakupov fits the single most glaring need of the Habs: a high-scoring winger.
We have three capable centres (Plekanec, Desharnais and Eller) that should be here for another 3-4 years. Why are we pushing to acquire another centre?
Bourque may or may not rediscover his 25 goal form in Montreal. But both Gionta and Cole have 2-3 years left, and there are no wingers in the system that look like automatic NHL players (with apologies to Gallagher). Leblanc and White are converted centers, while Bournival will probably follow that route as well.
The team needs a goal-scorer…we haven’t had a guy pop 40 goals since Vincent Damphousse in 1993-94. Yakupov is the only talent in this draft that has the potential to be a 40-50 goal guy in the NHL.
I think our centres are actually fine if they are surrounded with wingers that know what to do with the puck when they get it.
I’m so happy to see someone finally saying they are content with the Habs center.
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Looks like this season will end Wed. night.!
And the start of our brand new club and season begins!
All players in our system will be reevaluated and processed by our new team of management and coaches.
Things are going to look quite different to be sure, come training camp. All the speculation will soon be over and we can get down to the business of putting a solid product on the ice.
A bran new club will certainly be a “regular” group Ian. All that fibre! Okay sorry, couldn’t resist, sorry Ian. I know you meant a Brand new club.
Cheers bud, trust you are well.
Ya Gerald, they used up all the bran last year playing, didn’t they?
haha, yah we saw it all over the ice many nights indeed.
They should have eaten their Wheaties instead. Breakfast of Champions.
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Simon Gagne will play tonight for Kings. First game since december 26.
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Columbus is definitely the unknown factor with the number 2 pick. It would be a real shame to let Alex Galchenyuk “get away”. What about the Habs making a deal with Columbus ( eg; a defense prospect, which the Bluejackets badly need ), to insure they pick some other player, or swap 2012 drafting positions with Montreal, which would basically amount to the same thing? Or, do you feel that Forsberg or Grigorenko would still fit the Habs’ requirements for some strength up front? I can’t see drafting Murray, unless Bergevin already has a solid trade lined up for afterwards.
Ok, here’s another scenario for your consideration.
Edmonton – Yakapov
Colombus – Galchenyuk
Montreal – Murray
Bergevin then trades Murray and Pleks to Colombus for Nash and Colombus’s 1st rounder in next years draft. Which could work out to getting the 1st round pick in next years draft, and Nash. Would you do that? Are you a gambler?
I don’t like Nash’s deal. Might as well just draft a scoring forward.
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Why would Montreal draft Murray and then trade him? Why not just trade the pick?
First. If you’re going to acquire Nash you don’t give up that #3 overall pick. Nash comes with a huge cap hit where the #3 overall pick comes with a cap hit no higher than the league maximum on entry level deals($925,000 I believe).
The Blue Jackets are in desperate need of immediate help. Plekanec by himself isn’t nearly enough to accomplish that goal. They need an upgrade in net, more depth pieces on defense and they’ll need a replacement for Nash on the wing.
The package they were reportedly looking for was a goalie, winger, prospect and draft pick.
Something like Bernier, Penner, Toffoli and 1st rounder from the Kings.
Or Rask, Marchand, Spooner and 1st from the Bruins.
The asking price may be unbelievably high but until they move him for less you have to assume that somebody will overpay. Somebody always does.
If you’re looking for a blockbuster. Look to Chicago. Wouldn’t surprise me at all if Stan Bowman is looking to get a King’s ransom for Patrick Kane out of Marc Bergevin.
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Going into the draft this is what we have for a team up front
Cole Desharnais Max-Pac
Bourque Pleks Gionta
No 3rd line
maybe Moen Eller, Stawbitz for 4th line
Bring in a half decent 3rd line Roy or Crawford coaching we may have a chance at making the playoffs….
Eller is not going on the fourth line, he’s got the 3rd line center spot.
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Where’s Tom? He would argue that Eller will be 2nd centre. And Pleks will have been traded.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
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now now, easy there Brian, this is how internet wars start. But yah, Plex will be traded by then
You left out Leblanc…
“There’s genius everywhere, but until they turn pro, it’s like popcorn in the pan. Some pop… some don’t.”
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Louis’ in Hamilton next season. Let him dominate in the AHL, mature physically, and then in 2013 in training camps we see if kids can win jobs.
Especially with the looming lockout, we should be more concerned about the Bulldogs than the Canadiens’ roster. Let’s try to put together a team that can grow and learn together, like the Sherbrooke Canadiens of the eighties who won the Calder Cup and then graduated half a dozen players to the ’86 and ’89 teams.
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i really hope we can grab athanasiou in the second round
I may sound like a dick here but did anyone else find the interviews with Brett Lawrie of the Jays about the shooting absolutely rediculous? I was absolutely appalled that someone was killed, a young boy fighting for his life and 6 others injured and He is talking about how he was “the first one outta there” and how he is Ok while not mentioning the actual victims. It struck me as just weird. There were 100′s of other people who were at the mall and ran out as well but I think the part that would shock you the most would be what actually happened to people.
Then the media praising him cause he sent out a tweet saying there was gun shots…..after hearing how intelligent his comments were I can put money down he was just tweeting that and not sending it out as a warning to stay away from Eaton’s centre
He is no hero so I am not sure why he was getting press on it…he is just full of himself
Stick to hockey, my friend…..less frustrating!
very true. It was just weird.
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Yah, it was kind of strange how he was almost immortalized for tweeting about it. We live in a strange time. I am far more pissed however, that these fricking gang members shoot each other in public. At least the Hell’s Angels had the decency to shoot rival gang members away from the public. Of course the wheels of justice will now begin to turn and 5 years later we will find out that the shooter will have already served most of his sentence and will be released in 6 months.
The whole world’s going to hell in a hand basket.
When you read that a butcher kills a foreign student, cuts him up, and posts the whole thing on Youtube for the world to watch, and the owner of the website sees nothing wrong with keeping it on….
I’m at a loss. I guess we’re just getting too old for this stuff Gerry.
Not being a Richard at all Kooch. Nothing grinds my gears more then seeing politicians showing up at a disaster scene for a photo op. They want to help grab a shovel.
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I sort of agree. But i don’t think it’s on Lawrie, I think it’s on the media… Some of the reports seemed very close to painting him as a hero, and they were talking about how traumatic is was for him… Heck, the Sun even used his Twitter photo (online) with the story… I’m sure someone else got a shot of the scene without the window glare… y’know one of them professional guys what with their cameras and payroll…
I agree about the media. None of the actual victims were interviewed just Lawrie who didn’t even see the shootings but because he was there with hundreds of real people he is more important…
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The problem is twitter.
It has given too many no-minds like Lawrie a delivery system for whatever pops into their heads.
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I have to agree with that assessment.
I was following Tony Marinaro from TSN 990 for a while, but he either re-tweets just about anything, or tweets how wonderful he is.
And then, as you say, there are the tweet twits!
I must be aging cause I really don’t get the Twitter concept of why it is so popular. I have an account and never use it
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I think it’s a status thing. And apparently, if you don’t have many followers, it’s not worth following you on Twitter.
I have an account specifically to follow sports journalists.
And quite frankly, I don’t care who does or doesn’t follow me, as long as my real friends and family do….and the HIO crowd too!
I am happy to say, Eff Twitter! Don’t have an account never will. I do look at TSN.ca to see what the hockeys tweet, but that is the extent. Why can’t they just send their information to TSN and post it, is beyond me. I hate Twitter. And yes I am stuck in the wrong generation.
I share your sentiment, Burl’. Don’t have a Twitter account, either. If I have nothing to say I say it on here.
LOL
OK, so now that you’ve gotten that off your chest, I hope you’re feeling better.
BTW, I feel the same way about Facebook. It makes for a predatorial environment.
Columbus would never touch that trade.
Pleks vs Nash, big win for montreal
2012 1st vs 2013, its a gamble.
Gomez for free, big win for montreal getting rid of him.
Why would the Jackets do this?
Because Habs fans like to dream and post about things that are not likely to happen but feel good in their fantasies.
So,
Edmonton – Yakupov
Colombus – Galchenyuk
Montreal – Murray
What’s the over-under on this scenario? And more importantly, can the H I/O servers handle the influx of traffic from all the outraged posters?
Why not Grigorenko?
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If that was the case that they did want Grigorenko they should trade down a couple. Murray is a really good D prospect and IMHO would be better. Problem is we dont’ need D
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Yup, with Tirnordi, Beaulieu, Ellis, St-Denis and Subban all looking promising, combined with the lack of the big #1a center, well I’d like to see one drafted.
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i agree. It is going to be interesting to see what Columbus does. They are the wild card
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Haha, sliding lil’ St-Denis in with the other 4. Funny stuff.St.Denis is the small, soft, ineffective type that I hope the Habs will try to get rid of at the back end. We had too many of those in the line up last year…
The habs also signed Greg Patteryn to a three year contract,I am sure the Bulldogs will have a lot of d-men to stock the team.
Patteryn is listed as a 6’2 stay at home d-man.
NorthTOHab
I’m reading Forsberg getting more love now then Grigorenko but isn’t Murray considered the safe pick?
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Because that wouldn’t provoke the “we already have enough defense prospects” crowd.
Because it’s not the scenario I was discussing. Murray is rated higher than Grigs at the moment, it’s not unfeasible to surmise that the Habs could take him. I’m not saying I think that’s gonna happen, just discussing the possibility.
It’s my 2 cents worth that Habs should pick the best available forward, whomever it is, when they draft.
Murray might be a better player, but does not fill the org’s need.
They could trade down.
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Or they could draft Murray, and then trade him for a 1st round draftpick, a good prospect and a good roster player.
Sure, but they’d likely be lesser players overall if you’re getting 3 for 1.
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So, like, are they waiting for 1000 comments to give us a new live blog?
who cares? what’s wrong with this one?
Maybe waiting on meaningful news to make a post about.
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OK, we’re not going to win the cup. For a start we’re in Canada.
So let’s have fun.
Let’s create the most confusing lineup possible for Bob Cole.
The rules are simple. Pick a roster consisting of
(1) the most difficult names and
(2) the most similar names. Like pick 5 guys named Johnson.
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Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.
Start by having both Kostitsyn playing on the same line…
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Ruotsalainen was a favourite.
If we could acquire enough first-round picks, we could slot in Galchenyuk, Grigorenko, Teravainen, Girgensons. Acquire all Johnsons. Acquire Ryan Johansen and Marcus Johannson and listen to Cole screw those up over and over. I’m sure more could be done, but this would probably be enough to make old man Cole’s head explode.
Kur-noy-yay!
Up front: Cheechoo, Tootoo and Ruutu
On D: Shea and Yannick
Nice.
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How about a lineup of sons of former NHL’ers? Jeff Tambellini, Jared Tinordi, the Folignos, throw in a Filip Forsberg in there, poor Bob won’t know a Jared from a Mark. Heck, I regularly make that mistake. Everything will be happening.
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Or, maybe Greg Adams and Greg C. Adams have both had sons by now, twin boys who are coming up through the ranks, and they have fortuitously both named their twins Adam and Greg. So now we’d have Adam Adams and Greg Adams Jr., and Adam C. Adams and Greg C. Adams Jr.
Still might not be enough to get him to retire.
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Power play should be Alex Kovalev, Ilya Kovalchuk, Saku Koivu, Mikko Koivu, and Igor Kravchuk.
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Zack Smith (Ottawa). David Jones (Colorado).
Smith. Jones. Yeah, I could see Cole screwing their names up.
Waddya think?
To Columbus
Pleks, Habs first pick in 2012 and Gomez
Columbus gets a 1st line centre, back to back picks to begin their rebuild and a player with experience to help the kids and like him or not, atleast a third line centre
To Montreal
Nash and Columbus’ first pick in 2013
Habs get the left wing they so desperatley need, a shot at a lottery pick when you know who will be the first overall, plus free up some cash to sign Price, P.K. and Emelin
Would be good for us and bad for them. They are going to want a lot more for Nash than Pleks and a first if they are giving Nash and a First. They would want PK probably as well
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Nash is good, but his contract is bad.
Gomez’s contract is bad, but it’s for only 2 more seasons, I say Habs eat it.
Rather keep the pick and Pleks. 7.8 millions is alot for a 60 points producer.
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For the millionth time they don’t have to eat it they just have to demote the PoS.
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They still pay his salary in Hamilton, hence eating it.
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Or we draft Galchenyuk this summer and maybe finally have our big talented first line center. Yah I am good with that.
Fingers crossed he is there when we go draft! If Columbus drafts him I wonder who the habs will pick because Murray is a pretty damn good D man as well
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If you include Habs first pick this season…. well, you gotta be kiddin’! The Blue Jackets will never go for it. And I don’t want to swap bad contracts even though Columbus is getting some production from Nash.
I remember lemaire to lafleur who beats Cheevrs far side. What a momnet in time
Gilles Gilbert.
Gilles Gilbert.
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Gilles Gilbert
(Just wanted to see what a triple post looked like. They’re rarer than triple plays in baseball.)
Oh crap. JB and Tony with the same reply. Habocalypse is approaching.
Hmmm. Habocalypse. I am so ™ing that.
Habocalypse™. Much better.
You don’t suppose they’re the same poster? Has anyone seen JB and Tony together/
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JB and I are not one and the same.
[Rats, I think my lips moved]
Have I been insulted? Cuz if I have I’ll be so Haboplectic.
I mean, Haboplectic™
so last night was a cold, windy night in Montreal. Rainy as well.
about 50 protesters gathered to bang their pots and pans together.
50.
Didn’t stop the French “all news” channel from covering the “Protest”.
What a Joke!!
“ooh, its so cold and windy outside!! Not a good weather night to be protester! Let’s stay home instead where its nice and warm”.
What a Joke!!
The couple right across the street from me, opened the door on their balcony and banged their pots from inside their apartment.
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Ha! Those balcony pot bangers are so committed to the “cause”
ed, this isn’t peculiar to Montréal. The vast majority of protest movements and popular uprisings in the Northern Hemisphere occur in the spring and summer months. Extra credit goes to those who march and protest in poor weather, but it’s not surprising or a historical anomaly that the students in Montréal get a better turnout when it’s not raining.
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a “better turnout”??
they went from thousands down to 50 in one fell swoop.
I’m ashamed. Simply ashamed.
When I see the protests in the Arab Spring, or the protests throughout Europe as they battle against 40-50% youth unemployment and certain poverty,
those are real PROTESTS.
What we are seeing here in Quebec is shameful.
Absolutely shameful.
Not to worry ed. I have a hunch next election any political party wearing a red square will be severely punished at the polls.
What a load. Bourassa for all his faults wouldn’t have tolerated this commie garbage.
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One less anglo coach available.
Toronto Maple Leafs @MapleLeafs
Dallas Eakins has signed a 3 year contract extension to remain @TorontoMarlies head coach: http://bit.ly/L7apQF #AHL
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I am surprised, however, I would have to assume that he has the right to leave if offered an NHL Head Coaching position. He is widely viewed as an excellent potential NHL Head Coach. He has to realize Carlyle is not going anywhere for a while.
saw below Gerald that you and I are on the Martin Raymond bandwagon together.
it makes me proud to share the space with you!
He cannot leave for a NHL job until after next season. I suppose the Leafs provided extra compensation for this clause.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=397594
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Ahem. Shiram, you must mean one fewer anglo coach.
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My thoughts are in french, my typing is translated french to english.
The outcome is, most of the time, comprehensible.
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Just being a grammar nerd here shiram. There is an important distinction though, the meaning changes if we use the proper ‘fewer’. If we use ‘less’, it means that Dallas Eakins is not as anglo as others, maybe he eats croissants instead of scones.
My Intro to Philosophy teacher at Concordia stopped me in my tracks with this point once, it’s always stuck with me.
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No worries, I’ll try to remember this.
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Is anyone against bringing Brad Stawbitz back next season?
I’m not, I think he and White will looke varry cool together!
We only got to see them together a little bit at the end of the season. It was really obvious that we didn’t get pushed around after we got Stawbitz.
Also all his teammates really like him, remember when he scored that goal?
Stawbitz, White, and maybe a Shut down dmen will bring some toughness to this team, I see know reason that anyone wouldn’t want him back.
Staubitz is a decent skater and can bang and crash. I would keep him for the 4th line for sure
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He is a fringe NHL’er who’s only special skill is fighting, I’d pass over him.
Hopefully you get a guy that has a physical edge, but can at least take some PK time or put in a few.
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I have no problems bringing him back, he would obviously be aware that he may not dress all games. I am hopeful Ryan White will look better next year. Clearly his injury and the rehab prevented him from showing his best form. We have a number of players this offseason who can hopefully train for the upcoming year instead of rehab. White, Eller, Leblanc, Markov, Gomez. (skill testing question one of those names perhaps doesn’t fit)
White, Staubitz and Moen is a legitimate 4th line. Probably the first legit 4th line we’ve had in a LONG time. Yes, I know they won’t score a lot of goals.
John Scott, Trevor Gillies, and Jon ‘Nasty’ Mirasty if I’m given a choice.
Plus this guy called ‘The Animal’ (he’s not named after the Muppets’ drummer), as a backup for when one of the top three gets suspended.
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Do we really need to have a coach before the draft? What’s the rush?
Good question.
It would appear that GM and company are more patient than Habs fans.
I don’t see the need to rush into it either.
The Devils didn’t sign Deboer until July of last year, and look at what patient and astute resolve has brought them.
To pacify the media and us fans here at HI/O, othewise, yah no rush.
Right… we are such a priority.
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Not the draft, but before July 1st.
Its best to have a coach in place before free agency. Sometimes players hesitate signing with teams with no coach.
Legit point, though I’d guess those would be the kind of players that have “coach problems.”
We need a coach immediately so we can move on and frustrate each other about the draft choices. Other than that…no we don’t.
I think it is more to help with the signings of Price and PK and possibly Free Agents. Other than that it can wait
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Timo,
In my opinion, I think it would be beneficial for both the franchise and the prospects attending the rookie summer camp (mid-June I believe) to have a coach named before then.
It will offer the coach a good look at the prospects coming thru the system. The prospects could gain a better understanding of what the coach is expecting and, in turn, adjust their learning goals accordingly.
Other than that, I see no need to rush. Just a small benefit.
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Changing the subject for a minute… Is Leo Messi better at soccer than Gretzky was at hockey? This kid is unbelievable!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJbuREBHs8U
No doubt about Messi’s greatness. Really not necessary to compare the two. Or any other greats from any other sport.
Richard R
Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.
He is starting to challenge for all time great in his sport. Success by Argentina in a world cup would cement it. I like him far more than his countries predecessor, Maradona.
I agree. Never seen moves like that.
apples and oranges
Suprised Vokoun signed.
With the Leafs, Jackets, Bolts, and Hawks all having goalie issues, did he think he couldn’t have got a starter’s job, or at least the chance to compete for one?
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Yup he had a good bargaining leverage. Good deal from the Penguins.
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WSH had given Vokoun permission to shop around before July 1. PIT made an offer that others, including TOR, wouldn’t.
I’m sure his agent contacted all of those teams. I doubt many of them wanted to offer him a 2 year deal, though.
Of those teams, which would you actually want to join? Yeah it’s job security, but yuck.
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Pens acquire and sign Tomas Vokoun for a 7th round pick.
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/story/2012/06/04/sp-capitals-vokoun-penguins.html
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Yup, we covered that earlier
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Does the NHL even care about announcements during the cup final.
We’ve seen 2 trades, 1 hired coach, and the retirement of a hall of famer this week.
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Maybe if it was the Rangers instead of the Devils.
Need a new Head Coach? Why not Bykov?
In other news, R.I.P Trolololo guy! (Eduard Khil)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/soviet-crooner-mr-trololo-dead-at-age-77/article4228538/
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Richard Dawson passed away as well. May need to go out and buy the boxset of his Family Feud years! Will be willing to settle for Hogan’s Heroes though
Maybe we should play a game of HIO Family Feud in honour of Richard. Now all we need is a question. How about:
Things Hab fans hate the most?
Survey says:
Boston Bruins?
I woulda said overpriced, poor quality beer. But survey accepts more than one answer …
How about overpriced, poor quality hockey?
I’m against it.
Two things to consider;
1 – Bergevin has said that he will not make a coaching announcement during the finals unless approved by Betman.
2 – Maybe there are one, or two possible coaches that Bergevin wants to talk to but their teams are in the final.
Maybe they have decided on Therrien, and are waiting on league approval to make the announcement. There are too many possible scenarios. Maybe a condition of being head coach is to have Robinson as an assistant and they can’t speak to Robinson until the finals are over!
Whoever gets the job, I’ll bet the comments will be split down the middle, half against and half for the new coach.
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We’ve now had the retirement of a hall of famer, two trades, plus one coach hired during the finals…. seems the league doesn’t care that much about announcements.
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Why does he need Bettman’s approval? Calgary hired their coach last week.
Judging by the poll results, I suspect that your 50/50 split is a little off the mark.
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LA has played 7 SC Final games with 5 of them going to overtime & losing 3 / winning 2……
Two things to consider;
1 – Bergevin has said that he will not make a coaching announcement during the finals unless approved by Betman.
2 – Maybe there are one, or two possible coaches that Bergevin wants to talk to but theur teams are in the final.
Maybe they have decided on Therrien, and are waiting on leasgue approval to make the announcement. There are too many possible scenarios. Maybe a condition of being head coach is to have Robinson as an assistant and they can’t speak to Robinson until the finals are over!
Whoever gets the job, I’ll bet the comments will be split down the middle, half against and half for the new coach.
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How about a hypothetical situation to change from the head coaching topic.
Say we hire a native French speaker for coach like Patrick Roy.
One day he is coaching on the ice and a player bumps into him. He falls and hits his head hard.
When he comes to … he can no longer speak French! (It happens.) Now he can only speak broken English with a heavy foreign accent.
Now what.
Does Bertrand Raymond call for him to be fired?
Does the National Assembly debate a resolution condemning this historical humiliation of the Quebecois people?
What colour felt square will concerned citizens wear in protest?
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Great questions, I am going out for lunch, and look forward to reading the responses. Well done sir!
A barber like striped patch.
Need a new Head Coach? Why not Bykov?
What is this scenario? The Flintstones meets The Twilight Zone?
The obvious answer is plaid (ludicrous speed).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk7VWcuVOf0
Crawford is the only candidate who has won both the Jack Adams and the Stanley Cup (he’s one of 13 guys in history who have done that).
The other benefit of Crawford is, if he is succesful in Montreal, a Crawford Designed Chia Pet in his likeness would probably sell very well near Christmas time. Another income source for the team perhaps, no?
Crawford,won the Jack Adams with the Quebec Nordiques and I don’t seem to remember anyone complaining about his language skills,or lack there of.
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Nope, they were too busy celebrating a team that had missed the playoffs six of the previous seven seasons suddenly finishing first in the East under Crawford.
TYDEN.CZ: reports Jaromir Jagr intends on playing next season in the NHL, and linked him with the Montreal Canadiens, but he apparently still hopes to re-sign with the Flyers.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Jagr wouldn’t fill the Canadiens need for a quality first-line center. Remains to be seen if Habs new GM Marc Bergevin has any serious interest in him.
http://spectorshockey.net/blog/updates-on-the-blue-jackets-and-flyers-june-4-2012/
Need a new Head Coach? Why not Bykov?
He managed to use the Habs interest in him last year into a deal with the Flyers, perhaps he does it all over again.
Yeah it sure looked that way, using his friendship with Pleks to garner attention on MTL and all.
He could be a decent plug on the 2nd/3rd line, but a very short term solution. Might as well have one of the kids playing there.
Need a new Head Coach? Why not Bykov?
Looked to me like his body was out of steam come playoffs time. He absolutely helped that Flyer lineup last year. If he were a defenceman he would be the perfect stop gap for the Habs as we await Tinordi, Nash, Beaulieu etc…
Not sure what he does for Habs except take us further away from Nathan MacKinnon.
He’d sell jerseys.
Need a new Head Coach? Why not Bykov?
Boy, how the mighty have fallen. We can’t even get Gomez to do that and he had a much worse year.
No thanks.
How fitting is it that the City of Glendale takes money from the Sewer and Water part of their budget in order to pay the NHL the $25Million they owed the league from this past season.
The situation in Phoenix is well beyond a joke already.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/globe-on-hockey/glendale-opens-valve-on-sewer-and-water-accounts-to-fund-coyotes/article4227354/
It is a Sh&t show after all! Very fitting HB!
If the whole town dies of dysentery who’s going to buy tickets?
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Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.
The same people who are buying the tickets now … no one.
I can’t see Denis Savard having a chance at this point. As much as they know him, and were in with him. If he was the pick he would have been chosen already. Bergevin moved very quickly on the people he knew and wanted to surround himself with. I just don’t think it makes sense for him to drag it out with someone he knows. It does not follow the actions he has taken thus far.
I think Therrien thinks he has the job.
I think that they are dragging their feet to allow Crawford to be as French as possible could very easily be happening. he wouldn’t be immersing himself, if he didn’t think he had a good shot.
I think Roy is the right choice, but I doubt he is picked.
I like that MB is going about this in a thoughtful manner though. It will probably be Crawford at this point (uggghhhh)
Crawford =UGGGHHHH #&^@!